High yielding stocks squeezed by technology

The boom in technology-related stocks has left funds investing in mid-250 companies with a choice between capital growth and yield. Managers favour shares in the FTSE 250 index because the dividend yield on the index is 4.26% which outstrips the yield offered by the FTSE 350, at 3.21%. So far this year the mid-cap index is up 29% due to increased interest in internet and software companies. Conversely, many stocks offering relatively high yields, such as engineering companies, have suffered due to the lack of exposure they have to technology. While the share prices of high yielding stocks...